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Candlelit brightness is coming to a head this weekend as the Swedish Christmas season kicks off at a Calgary church. The Scandinavian tradition of Lucia will be played out with the traditional procession of light, in which a girl’s head is adorned with a crown of candles, said Steve Young, who’s assisting the Swedish Society […]

fter launching the book Fire and Sky Anthology Nov. 1 in the northern Alberta city devastated by massive blaze in May, Suncor oilsands worker and poet David Brydges is bringing the work for a Calgary kick-off this weekend.

The future of Calgary’s downtown bike network will be decided by city council later this month. As Calgary’s elected officials prepare to make a decision on the 6.5-kilometre city centre cycle track, city hall reporter Annalise Klingbeil dug through the 36-page cycle track pilot summary report. Here are five things she found. Council wanted data. Council got […]

It was in late August when the powers-that-be at CBC decided a little more clarity was needed for its radio comedy series This is That. Over the years, the satirical current affairs program created by Calgary comedians Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring has enjoyed some notoriety for fooling our country’s less-astute listeners and online readers into thinking its clearly absurd […]

Sabra Canada Inc. is recalling certain Sabra brand hummus because of possible Listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the affected hummus was sold nationally. The recall was triggered by a recall in another country, and there have been no reported illnesses in Canada linked to the hummus. The agency says it is conducting […]

G Adventures launches 30-plus Limited Edition trips ADVENTURE — G Adventures has introduced more than 30-plus new itineraries for 2017, giving travellers a front-row seat to some of the world’s most unusual, exciting and exotic festivals and natural events in the world. The Limited Edition itineraries take you to some of the most far-flung places, […]

The Wildrose is calling for a major overhaul of Alberta’s adoption system as the number of adoptions in the province declines. In a news conference in Chestermere Friday, the official Opposition said it will introduce private member’s legislation in next spring’s sitting of the legislature. Wildrose house leader Nathan Cooper said the party wants to […]

There’s something about going North, way up North, that seems so utterly Canadian. Sure, we have winter in Calgary, but it’s fickle. The Yukon, however, is a different story. The land of the midnight sun blazes with alfresco adventures that true winter warriors lap up. Here’s a look at the best experiences for tourists to […]

It’s been a rough couple of years for local restaurants. Reservations and group bookings have been down, revenues have dropped, some closures have occurred and minimum wages have gone up. Yet restaurateurs keep opening new restaurants. And remarkably, many of the new places are packed as we throng to try them out. But what about […]

If you’ve lived in Calgary for any amount of time, you know about Fairmont Banff Springs, but how well do you know their restaurants? I bet you didn’t know there are a dozen dining establishments under one roof in the Castle in the Rockies that are open 365 days a year. Under the helm of […]

When Diane Dallaire walks among hundreds of crosses along Memorial Dr. that include one for her son slain in Afghanistan, she feels an enduring presence. “Especially when the sun is going down and those crosses give shadows, it’s like the soldiers are still there and I can say ‘I’m still among you guys,'” says Calgarian […]

Coun. Ward Sutherland said fellow police commission member Diane Colley-Urquhart is out of line in calling for the force's human resources function to be placed under the auspices of city hall after a 2013 report cited a lack of confidence among officers filing complaints of intimidation.

In the departures hall of Calgary International Airport’s new international terminal, three metal pine trees tower nearly 11 metres high. Beneath their boughs, three interactive robot animals — a beaver, an owl, and a marmot — move their heads and tails, the marmot even popping down into a hole when observers get too close. The […]

Ghostly goblins, witches and warlocks — all in the name of innocent fun — are becoming a thing of the past this Halloween as schools veer away from traditional dress-up and keep a vigilant watch on what might scare, offend or prevent learning. While years past saw kids trundle to school in masks and scary […]

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